What Is All This About Movember?

Once an effort to raise awareness for prostate cancer only, no-shave November — commonly known as Movember, from the Australian slang for moustache, “mo” — now shines a light on other aspects of men’s health, including testicular cancer and mental illness.

The Movember Foundation has raised $559 million and funded more than 800 programs in 21 countries, according to its website, by asking men to let their facial hair run wild to start conversations about men’s health. “To date, 4 million moustaches have been grown worldwide, but we won’t stop growing as long as serious men’s health issues exist,” the site proclaims.